ok the monitor specs are below, there is this weird kinda ghostly blue /green tint that shows up on the left side, and it moves around when windows are dragged around, its hard to explain so i will post a screen shot, ive connected the monitor to 2 other pc's and it does it still. if anyone has any clue whats happening please help asap! thank you. well i just realized since its a monitor problem it dosent show up in a capture... duh! hopefully someone can still help me out. ok got some fone pics, http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u279/deejayadhd/P_00080.jpg http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u279/deejayadhd/P_00079.jpg http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u279/deejayadhd/P_00078.jpg Monitor Properties Monitor Name Dell E173FP Monitor ID DELA00B Model DELL E173FP Monitor Type 17" LCD Manufacture Date Week 37 / 2005 Serial Number D54285932TRS Max. Visible Display Size 34 cm x 27 cm (17.1") Picture Aspect Ratio 5:4 Horizontal Frequency 31 - 80 kHz Vertical Frequency 56 - 76 Hz Maximum Resolution 1280 x 1024 Gamma 2.20 DPMS Mode Support Standby, Suspend, Active-Off Supported Video Modes 640 x 480 76 Hz 800 x 600 76 Hz 1024 x 768 76 Hz 1152 x 864 76 Hz 1280 x 1024 70 Hz
That's bizarre. Does the coloured patch change at all (shape, size, colour, anything) if you touch, wipe or rub that part of the screen with your hand? If it does, there's probably a fault with the LCD, if it doesn't, it might be a controller problem. In either case the monitor is faulty. Assuming it's less than 3 years old you should be able to have Dell replace it free of charge.
it dosent change color when i press on it, i got this monitor from a friend of a friend, so i have no receipt or anything so i would probably get no help from dell would i?
Not necessarily true. Dell can usually tell how old one of their products is by the service tag number printed on it somewhere. If you can find out what that is and tell it to them, they may still take a warranty claim. It's certainly worth a try.
No worries. If no luck there are places that can have LCDs repaired, but I've no idea how much that's likely to cost.
